Course code MatZ4010

Credit points 2.25

Production of Wooden Articles

Total Hours in Course60

Date of course confirmation18.02.2014

Responsible UnitInstitute of Civil Engineering and Wood Processing

Course developer

author lect.

Andrejs Domkins

Mg. sc. ing.

Course abstract

Project of the design and technology of the production of specific wooden article, according to the issued individual task.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Students will be able to: identify different materials for a variety of wood products, conduct destructive and non-destructive materials testing, differentiate between types of wood joints, classify assembly methods, components, and adhesives, use appropriate furniture fixtures, fasteners, and display products, use components of various furniture products, describe major product lines: industrial, remanufactured, and engineered wood products, design a products, manufacture a wood products, select testing systems for wood products, select packaging for a wood produce, explain supply and demand of raw materials in relation to wood products manufacturing.

Compulsory reading

1. Aghayere A., Vigil J. Structural Wood Design: A Practice-Oriented Approach. Hoboken, New Yersey: JohnWiley &Sons, 2007. 396 p.
2. Lohmann, Ulf (Bearbeiter). Holzlexikon A-K und L-Z. Leinfelden DRW-Weinbrenner, 2003. ISBN 387181 3559 2 Bände zus.
3. Müller R. DasTürenbuch. Umfangreiches Fachwissen rund um die Tür. Drw Verlag Weinbrenner, 2002. 269 lpp. s. ISBN 978-3-87181-357-3
4. Kottje J. Einbaumöbel. DeutscheVerlags-Anstalt, 2008. 150 s.

Further reading

1. Handbuch der Konstruktion Möbel und Einbauschränke Deutsche Verlags Anstal, 2006. 398 s.
2. Handbuchtechnishes Zeichnen und Entwerfen Möbel und Innenausbau. Deutsche Verlags Anstal, 2004. 280 s.
3. Grīnberga M. Kokapstrādes tehnoloģija. Rīga: Jumava, 2002. 293 lpp.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Holz-zentralblatt. Stuttgart. Germany: DRW-Verlags-GmbH. ISSN 0018-3792
2. Baltijas Koks: starptautisks žurnāls uzņēmīgiem cilvēkiem. Rīga: Meža Mediju centrs. ISSN 1407-6667